[quote]bugeishaAD wrote:
[quote]mr popular wrote:
[quote]BONEZ217 wrote:
Why is this in the bodybuilding forum?[/quote]
I don’t understand why a lot of people looking to get into bodybuilding take all their cues from powerlifting where the objective is completely different.
I don’t know of ANY bodybuilders that actually bench press that way. I certainly don’t. When I am bench pressing, I’m doing it to build my pecs, not to leverage as much weight as I possibly can.[/quote]
I agree in part, but at the same time, bench pressing in a way to build your pecs can be a bit precarious for one’s shoulders, etc. I think learning proper technique from powerlifters can help greatly to find a balance between the PL style and BB style. I know it’s helped me, at least in principle, and in minor things like focusing on a tighter set up, etc.[/quote]
Obviously if something is useful, you should use it.
I have a real interest in protecting my shoulders, so some of my technique comes from a standard powerlifting setup as far as keeping my back tight, chest out, and feet planted. However, I have no interest in sacrificing pec stimulation just for the sake of lifting more poundage or having “internet-correct” form.
I used to bench very similar to the way Dave Tate did in this video, and I ended up using more weight than my muscles were prepared to control, and I separated my shoulder because of it. The best thing I ever did for my injured shoulder was stop and inch or two above my chest and start benching more “like a bodybuilder”.
In response to the other poster, I don’t think anyone is treating this issue as “black and white”; I am definitely not. In fact my whole point is that I see a problem when people looking to bodybuild end up benching like a shirted powerlifter because that is touted as the ultimate, “correct”, way to do it.